Corey Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
(ROOF FALL)
No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Corey Mining Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Huston Hubert
Phelps,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511988
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1511988). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1987–1988
- Latest incident
- Aug 1988
Ownership history
- Stump Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1980
- Cedar Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1981
- Mc Coy Caney Coal Company 1981 to 1986
- Triple K Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1984
- Underground Energy & Development Corp 1984 to 1984
- T & D Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1984
- Zephyer Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
- Corey Mining Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1988 · 2 incidents
August 8, 1988
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Corey Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP NEXT TO THE RIB, HITTING DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE KNEE.
1987 · 2 incidents
December 1, 1987
KY · Coal
gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator
MACHINERY
Corey Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
RUNNING UNDERGR2UND LOADING MACHINE KICKED A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK OFF OF DIGGING ARM ON OPERATORS SAID OF LOAD MACHINE AND HIT RIGHT FOOT.
Corey Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
HE WAS HE 3 HELPING ON A PIN MACHINE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON THE DRILL POT BE ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP THE ROCK WHEN A SECOND PIECE FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE LITT LE FINGER. 3